Pacquiao the only modern fighter to have these qualities?

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  1. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    That's what happens when you are 5'5" and coming up from Featherweight.
     
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    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    By your definition only Heavyweights have "elite" power.
     
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    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Roy Jones couldn't knock out Lennox Lewis or Wlad Klitschko. No elite pohwaa.
     
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    Maybe you don't understand how boxing works but he stopped Cotto and Oscar. You don't do that without elite power.
     
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    His power doesn't even break into very good territory, let alone elite.
     
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    No_name_tard Active Member Full Member

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    LW Duran also had those specs, but that's from the 70s.
     
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    tarrant45 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yes because 86% KO ratio is not even very good. Well done.
     
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    His best win is Plant and he couldn't even knock him out despite looking like a Cruiser in there.
     
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    tarrant45 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The fact he still could hurt and beat up much bigger guys despite not stopping them shows he still had elite power. You need to look a bit deeper than than googling boxrec, casual.
     
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    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    To be fair, Benavidez has never knocked out a decent opponent. Caleb Plant is the best man on his record and even Canelo stopped Plant.
     
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    tarrant45 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Not sure how that has anything to do with the point I made. Prime Tyson could not even KO a number of guys who has been stopped before. I guess he did not have elite power. In your world 86% KO ratio is not even very good power. lol

    PS. How many fighters in the sport today have over 86% KO ratio you think? let alone over 20 fights? ...
     
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    tarrant45 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Its not fair because neither has Wilder or GGG, its a dumb metric.
     
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    tarrant45 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Depends who you hurt. Mosley ran for his life for 12 rounds because apparently Manny does not have alot of power.
     
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    ShovelHook Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You've never seen Inoue get tired though and it's not like he has low output, he also throws everything with power so he'll naturally use more energy per punch than your typical volume puncher.
     
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    Ok how about Nonito Donaire then? He had all three traits in spades.
     
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